“Only when we
can fully love can we experience freedom. Even if we are not conscious
about it, what we are actually seeking is the experience of freedom.
This is the fragrance of union. Union is only possible through love.
Only the immense power of love has the capacity to remove all the
barriers of separation.”

“Usually,
fear and pride work together to protect the dungeons of the unconscious.
I am referring to a very specific aspect of pride, which is shame. We
are ashamed of ourselves, of our story, and of our past. We feel ashamed
to be in a situation that exposes our insecurity and vulnerability. We
are afraid that the other will discover this. We don’t want to admit
that we are in this place. This is an example of pride acting in us,
whose main guard is fear. We fear getting in touch with the original core
of this pain.”